Pratique du Shadowing: How to Survive a Haunted House - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Your great aunt left you the house of your dreams, or so you thought.
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Now as you listen to the sounds of scratching on the walls, you realize this house is the house of your nightmares.
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And since you've seen your fair share of horror movies, you know living in a haunted house will not end well for you.
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Here's how to survive a haunted house.
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Yes, we know there's no scientific proof of ghosts, but there are countless reports of hauntings all over the world.
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According to a 2019 YouGov poll, 45% of Americans believe that ghosts definitely or probably exist.
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And the other 55% have obviously never stayed in a haunted house.
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People in a haunted house may see visual signs including full-bodied apparitions, or items that have moved without anyone touching them.
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So if you walk into the living room and find everything rearranged, Maybe it's time to call the Ghostbusters, or someone else.
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When should you call a medium?
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What should you do to the mirrors?
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And how could your spice rack save your home?
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The idea of ghosts has persisted for millennia.
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It's based on our interest in death and the possibility of an afterlife.
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And ghosts need somewhere to live, which is why haunted houses have been around for centuries, too.
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Incidents of haunted houses in Europe and the U.S increased significantly from 1848 to the late 1920s.
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With the increase in hauntings also came the increase in people who said they could speak to ghosts
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and get rid of them.
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These people were known as mediums, but they've also evolved into other forms, such as ghost hunters over the years.
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Greg Newkirk is one such ghost hunter, and anxious homeowners have called him to many haunted houses to determine why they are haunted.
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According to Newkirk, There are three types of hauntings.
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An intelligent haunting, also known as the classic haunting, happens when the ghost notices or acknowledges the people living in the house and interacts with them.
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Think of Casper, or for something really dark, the haunting.
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A residual haunting is when the spirit or ghost does not acknowledge or notice the people living in the house.
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It may happen due to a terrible event that happened in the house.
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And finally, there's the intentional haunting.
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This is not a haunting by a spirit, but a belief that's so strong that it manifests a haunting.
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These places attract attention from people such as kids or paranormal bloggers.
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Whichever type of haunting you're experiencing, here are some tips to help you survive.
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If you believe your house is haunted, contacting a medium may not be the worst idea.
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A medium can visit and assess your home and see how strongly the ghost is attached to it.
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A medium may decide that your house needs a sage cleanse, which is one of the oldest methods of getting rid of bad energy and unwanted spirits.
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Burning sage is scientifically proven to remove 94% of bacteria from the air
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and release negative ions that put people in a better mood.
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And if it gets rid of spirits along with that, then you should probably open up some windows and doors so they have somewhere to go.
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Mediums often recommend that you keep a sense of control and make a firm statement toward the intruding spirit.
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This can include saying out loud that you want the ghost to stop or leave.
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Remember, people who mock the supernatural are generally the first to be harmed by a ghost.
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This is not the time to clown around.
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And if you believe the movies, don't keep dolls around.
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Especially clown dolls or anything resembling Annabelle.
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Step 3.
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Cover the mirrors.
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The phrase, the mirror is your enemy, takes on a new meaning when your home has a ghost.
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According to some cultures, spirits can become trapped in mirrors, so cover all the mirrors.
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Step 4.
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Stay with others.
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We've seen this countless times in haunted house movies.
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There's always a person who goes to check on a noise and never comes back.
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If something is going bump in the night, have friends or family stay with you in the haunted house.
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This will help assert your presence, and you'll be less likely to feel anxious and jumpy.
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Step 5.
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Wear sensible shoes.
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If you do encounter something floating near you, you may want to be able to run away.
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So wearing high heels may not be helpful.
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Whether you do or don't believe in paranormal, you must get your home checked for carbon monoxide leaks.
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Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause memory loss, confusion, emotional instability, disorientation, and hallucination.
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If your home has a faulty or abnormally functioning furnace, it could produce carbon monoxide fumes, and they could poison you.
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Often after the carbon monoxide leaks are fixed in the haunted houses, the hauntings stop.
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But if the problem really is a ghost, maybe you woke up in a horror movie.
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It's lucky for you, we have a solution for that as well.
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Stay tuned to How to Survive.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « How to Survive a Haunted House ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : ghost, haunting, haunted, medium, spirit. Cette vidéo contient 62 phrases et 842 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 5:51. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 144 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. Seuls 79 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| haunt verbe | /hɔnt/ | hanter |
| monoxide nom | /məˈnɒksʌɪd/ | protoxyde |
| haunting nom | hantise | |
| sage nom | /seɪd͡ʒ/ | sauge |
| clown nom | /ˈklaʊ̯n/ | clown, clownesse |
| countless adjectif | /ˈkaʊntləs/ | incalculable, innombrable |
| doll nom | /dɑl/ | poupée |
| poison nom | /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ | poison |
| leak nom | /liːk/ | fuite, voie d'eau |
| anxious adjectif | /ˈæŋkʃəs/ | inquiet |
| acknowledge verbe | /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/ | reconnaître |
| abnormally adverbe | /æbˈnɔɹ.mə.li/ | anormalement |
| afterlife nom | /ˈæftɚˌlaɪf/ | au-delà, autre monde |
| apparition nom | /ˌæp.ɚˈɪʃ.n̩/ | apparition |
| bacterium nom | /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/ | bactérie |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| come back verbe | revenir |
| open up verbe | ouvrir |
| run away verbe | s'enfuir |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- When should you call a medium?
- What should you do to the mirrors?
- We've seen this countless times in haunted house movies.
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | you've seen · have moved · has persisted |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | were known · are haunted · is haunted |
| Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose | live, which is · people who said · cleanse, which is |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 7 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, they've, we've. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/, apparition /ˌæp.ɚˈɪʃ.n̩/, disorientation /dɪsˌɔ.ɹi.ɪnˈteɪ.ʃn̩/, hallucination /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/, intentional /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: abnormally /æbˈnɔɹ.mə.li/, disorientation /dɪsˌɔ.ɹi.ɪnˈteɪ.ʃn̩/, hallucination /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/, scientifically /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪkli/, residual /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: haunt /hɔnt/, hallucination /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/, heel /hil/
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: sage /seɪd͡ʒ/, acknowledge /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/, rearrange /ˌɹiːəˈɹeɪndʒ/, residual /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/, whichever /wɪt͡ʃˈɛvɚ/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: abnormally /æbˈnɔɹ.mə.li/, bacterium /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/, disorientation /dɪsˌɔ.ɹi.ɪnˈteɪ.ʃn̩/, intrude /ɪnˈtɹuːd/, rearrange /ˌɹiːəˈɹeɪndʒ/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme haunt, monoxide, haunting.
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.